[Focault's Pendulum]

even if its just a stopgap measure I will have best Buy install a new harddrive and I will put Ubuntu on it. At least I will be able to get online and stuff.

Don't go to Best Buy!!!

They suck!

The Geek Squad are a bunch of a$$wipes and don't know $hit! In all likelyhood they won't do the work there and will send it out to Toshiba. They also overcharge up the Wazzoo!

Find yourself a local computer guy who has a hole in the wall storefront. They usually bend over backwards in terms of sales and service.

[GeronL]

my BIL was “being nice” and took it to Geek Squad. Now I wish I have tried some of this stuff first.

[GeronL]

I wish I would have thought of this before my BIL took it to Geek Squad